WASP-138

Planetary system · 1351.1 light-years away

WASP-138 is 1,351 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 6,272 K star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-138 b goes round its star every 3.63 days, 24 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature6,272 K
Mass1.22 solar masses
Radius1.36 solar radii
Luminosity2.723 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.796
Ageabout 3.44 billion years
Distance from the Sun1351.1 light-years (414.2 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 41.6392°, Dec -0.4641°
ConstellationCetus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-138 b3.63 days0.0494 AU12.218 R⊕387.75 M⊕Transit, 2016

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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